CURRICULUM VITAE

ALAN L. NELSON, M.S., C.V.E.


EDUCATION

1975 - 1977      Master of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling
                         San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

1971 - 1975      Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and English
                         Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.
                         Honors Graduate

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Owner and Vocational Consultant, Center for Career Evaluations, Inc., Oakland, CA. (1985-Present)

 Private vocational rehabilitation agency which specializes in providing vocational consultation and rehabilitation plan development for clients referred from Workers' Compensation, governmental and legal sources. Duties include: case management services, vocational counseling, administration of work samples and psychometric tests, labor market analyses, job analyses and job placement activities. Vocational expert witness services include: evaluation of vocational potential, wage earning capacity, residual physical capacities, and job placement activities. Prior experience in Personal Injury, Long-Term Disability, Wrongful Termination, Longshore, Products Liability, Social Security and Spousal Support Determination cases.

 Psychotherapist, Counseling Services for the Worker in Transition, Oakland, CA. (1983-1991)

 Clinical private practice specializing in psychotherapy services to Workers' Compensation cases. Duties included: individual psychotherapy services, marketing and consulting, and overall business management.

 Director and Vocational Evaluator, Career Vocational Assessment, Inc., Oakland, CA. (1980-1985)

 Private vocational evaluation company which provided assessment of Workers' Compensation cases. Duties included: program management, supervision of evaluation staff, and vocational counseling and evaluation.

 Staff Psychotherapist, Unity Center, Pleasant Hill, CA. (1981-1982)

 Private non-profit counseling agency providing individual, marital and group counseling services to community-based referrals. Duties included: maintaining a client caseload and program development.

Outpatient Supervisor, West Philadelphia Community Mental Health Consortium, Philadelphia, PA. (1977-1979)

 Community mental health program providing aftercare services to psychiatric patients. Duties included: coordination of outpatient services, supervision of mental health worker staff, and case management.


ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Case Management, Plan Development and Employment Services Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Contract, (1995-Present).

Duties include: rehabilitation plan development, case monitoring and job placement to veterans returning to employment in the private sector.

 Treasurer, Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association, (1995-1996)

 Duties included: budgetary planning and monitoring as a member of the VEWAA Executive Board.

 Administrator and Case Manager, Oakland Private Industry Council, JTPA Grant (1994-1996)

 Duties included: coordinating eligibility, vocational evaluation, counseling, training and placement services to economically disadvantaged adults.

 Case Manager, Client Choice Project, Center for Independent Living, (1994).

 Duties included: providing intake, vocational assessment, counseling and long-term case management services to disabled clients.

 Educational Chairperson, Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association (1993)

 Duties included: developing statewide continuing education workshops, and coordinating the activities of the regional representatives.

 California Regional Representative, Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association (1991-1992)

 Duties included: coordinating organizational activities, developing educational programs, professional marketing and advocacy.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND CONSULTING

“Vocational and Economic Analysis of Personal Injury Cases,” National Rehabilitation Association Conference, Oakland, CA. (1999)

"Use of Computerized Transferable Skills Analysis Systems", Masters Level Class in Vocational Evaluation, San Jose State University. (1995)

"Rehabilitation Planning with the Head-Injured Client", Neuro-Rehabilitation Program Staff Seminar, John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA. (1994)

"Report from the VEWAA Multi-Cultural Task Force: Results and Implications of the 1992 National Survey", 6th National Forum on Issues in Vocational Evaluation and Assessment, Virginia Beach, Virginia. (1993) Liberty Mutual Insurance Staff Training, Pleasanton, CA. (1993)

"The Integration of Vocational Evaluation and Functional Capacity Assessment Programs", Industrial Claims Association, Oakland, CA. (1992)

Clinical Case Conference Series, CHART Rehabilitation, San Leandro, CA. (1991)

"Key Issues in Vocational Evaluation", San Francisco State University Rehabilitation Counseling Class, Oakland, CA. (1991)

"Reporting Vocational Evaluation Results", Bay Area Ergonomics Study Group, Oakland, CA. (1990)

"Psychological Issues Influencing the Injured Worker", California Compensation Insurance Training Seminar, Monterey, CA. (1989)

"Personality and the Rehabilitation Process", East Bay Rehabilitation Counselors Group, Oakland, CA. (1986)

"Clinical Issues in the Workers' Compensation System", Annual Convention of the California Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, San Francisco, CA. (1985)


PUBLICATIONS

"Suicide and the Injured Worker", California Association of Rehabilitation Professionals Newsletter (October, 1988).

"Results of the 1992 Multi-Cultural Task Force Survey", Publication from the 6th National Forum on Issues in Vocational Evaluation and Assessment, Materials Development Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout (1993)

"Ethnic Diversity in National VEWAA", California Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Newsletter (Spring, 1993)